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Overview

In a world of increasing mobility, how people of different cultures live together is a key issue of our age, especially for those responsible for planning and running cities. New thinking is needed on how diverse communities can cooperate in productive harmony instead of leading parallel or antagonistic lives. Policy is often dominated by mitigating the perceived negative effects of diversity, and little thought is given to how a 'diversity dividend' or increased innovative capacity might be achieved.

The Intercultural City, based on numerous case studies worldwide, analyses the links between urban change and cultural diversity. It draws on original research in the US, Europe, Australasia and the UK. It critiques past and current policy and introduces new conceptual frameworks. It provides significant and practical advice for readers, with new insights and tools for practitioners such as the 'intercultural lens', 'indicators of openness', 'urban cultural literacy' and 'ten steps to an Intercultural City'.

What People Are Saying

From the Publisher

'This book reminds us - with both proof and passion - that there can be no truly creative or competitive cities without first having curiosity, compassion, conviviality and cooperation.'
Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class

'A much-needed addition to the literature.'
Kathy Pain, director of Globalization and World Cities Spatial Planning Unit, Loughborough University

'Wood and Landry have emerged as the leading exponents in the UK of the path from multiculturalism to interculturalism... Their refreshingly grounded approach builds on actual examples and provides inspiring stories of the social and economic benefits of embracing diversity. A must-read for those involved in city building, community development and place making.'
Leonie Sandercock, professor in urban planning and social policy, University of British Columbia

'This is a highly topical area and with increasing concern about ghettos in our cities this would provide useful material.'
Clive Harridge, President of RTPI

'This book is a fantastic achievement ... a valuable, and highly useful study.'
Macroscopio

'This book is a fantastic achievement by the authors. It offers a concise overview of extant literature and policies, as well as hands-on recommendations for local administration. A must-read study.'
Orhan Kaya, alderman for participation and culture, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

'This book is a welcome celebration of urban cultural diversity that lays out new concepts and policies to enhance recognition across the social and cultural divide, but without ducking the very real challenges.'
Professor Ash Amin, Department of Geography, Durham University

'This book is an important addition to the existing literature and a valuable resource for all the professionals in the built environment.'
Institution of Civil Engineers

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

'This book reminds us - with both proof and passion - that there can be no truly creative or competitive cities without first having curiosity, compassion, conviviality and cooperation.'
Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class

'A much-needed addition to the literature.'
Kathy Pain, director of Globalization and World Cities Spatial Planning Unit, Loughborough University

'Wood and Landry have emerged as the leading exponents in the UK of the path from multiculturalism to interculturalism... Their refreshingly grounded approach builds on actual examples and provides inspiring stories of the social and economic benefits of embracing diversity. A must-read for those involved in city building, community development and place making.'
Leonie Sandercock, professor in urban planning and social policy, University of British Columbia

'This is a highly topical area and with increasing concern about ghettos in our cities this would provide useful material.'
Clive Harridge, President of RTPI

'This book is a fantastic achievement ... a valuable, and highly useful study.'
Macroscopio

'This book is a fantastic achievement by the authors. It offers a concise overview of extant literature and policies, as well as hands-on recommendations for local administration. A must-read study.'
Orhan Kaya, alderman for participation and culture, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

'This book is a welcome celebration of urban cultural diversity that lays out new concepts and policies to enhance recognition across the social and cultural divide, but without ducking the very real challenges.'
Professor Ash Amin, Department of Geography, Durham University

'This book is an important addition to the existing literature and a valuable resource for all the professionals in the built environment.'
Institution of Civil Engineers

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Meet the Author

Phil Wood has been a partner in the urban policy think-tank Comedia since 2000. He worked for 20 years in local government, community and cultural development and has advised the UK Governments Commission on Integration and Cohesion. Charles Landry founded Comedia in 1978, which seeks to rethink the major global issues for cities. An international authority on urban futures and city revitalization, he is the author of The Creative City and The Art of City-Making.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes x
List of Figures xii
Acronyms and Abbreviations xiii
Introduction: Setting the Scene 1
Who are we? 1
Why interact? 4
Acknowledging conflict 5
Rules of engagement 7
From diversity deficit to diversity advantage 10
And thanks... 13
The Urge to Define, Sort and Categorize 15
A world of distinctions 15
Sorting and categorizing 16
Values and hierarchies 19
Simplicity and complexity 21
Breaking the unified canon 22
Diversity: The central dilemma of the age 23
The Context of Diversity 25
People on the move 25
The irrepressible urge for cross-pollination 29
Exploring the landscape of diversity 34
The cosmopolitan city 35
Diversity in organizations 39
Innovation, networks and knowledge diffusion 45
Culture shock: Absorbing difference and diversity 48
Cultural diversity and public policy 53
International approaches 54
The UKapproach 59
Managing the city of difference 62
Living Apart: Segregation 66
A history of segregation 67
The classic ghetto 69
Ghettos, enclaves and citadels 70
The assimilationist city 71
The underclass 75
International variations 76
Good and bad segregation? 77
Emerging forms of segregation 80
A place in the sun? 80
Segregation in cyberspace? 85
The ecology of micro-segregation 88
Living Together Then: A Short History of Urban Encounter 93
Intercultural cities in history 93
Persepolis 94
Rome 96
T'ang Dynasty China 97
Umayyid Cordoba 98
Constantinople 100
The Dutch Golden Age 102
Living Together Now: Modern Zones of Encounter 105
Why interact? 105
The case for social mixing 105
Contact hypothesis 107
The interaction cycle 110
Zones of encounter 114
Housing and neighbourhoods 114
Education 127
The classroom environment 131
School twinning 133
Carrot or stick? 137
The workplace 139
The market place 147
A history of intercultural trade 147
The nature of modern retailing 149
Shopping as social linking 150
Ethnicity and shopping behaviour 152
The intercultural service encounter 153
The market as meeting place 156
The language of food 158
Friends and relations 163
Intimate interactions 164
Preconditions of contact 168
Meeting places 169
The public domain 170
Publicspace 170
On the beach 174
Out of town 175
In the park 178
Third spaces 183
Public institutions 184
Museums 184
Libraries 187
Sport 192
Arts 195
Cyberspace 201
Computer mediated communication 202
Social software 206
Of urban UbiComp and MMOGs 207
Summary 213
Diversity Advantage: The Benefits of Cross-cultural Interaction 219
Hybridity as a driver of innovation 219
Hybrid innovators stateside 221
Hybrid innovators in the UK 229
Preconditions of diversity advantage 235
The City Through an Intercultural Lens 244
Cultural literacy 245
Seeing the world through an intercultural lens 250
A capacity to listen and consult 251
City-making through an intercultural lens 255
Masterplanning interculturally 258
A new skill set 259
Making intercultural spaces 260
Education through an intercultural lens 261
A New Intercultural Citizenship 268
A system in crisis 269
Open society under threat 271
Forging a local intercultural citizenship 273
Harmony through conflict 278
Bridgers and mixers: Intercultural city leadership 285
Indicators of Openness and Interculturalism 293
Apples with pears? Comparing the approaches of international cities to diversity 294
The need for new indicators 298
Indicators of openness 299
The openness of the institutional framework 299
The openness of the business environment 300
The openness of civil society 301
The openness of public space 303
Indicators of interculturalism 304
New questions and answers 304
Conclusions: The Ecology of the New Civics 317
A journey to the intercultural city 317
Five principles of an intercultural city 321
Ten steps to an intercultural city policy 324
Bibliography 328
Appendix 352
Index 357

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Henry_Berry

Posted January 22, 2009

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The authors acknowledge that their 'view [for the open, multicultural city] is prescriptive, culturally bound, and Western'. Their view is that the 'secular humanism position' which has led to general peace and prosperity throughout Western society has become 'drained of confidence, feels exhausted, and consequently is mistakenly accused of being 'wishy-washy' or as having an 'anything goes' ethos with no apparent point of view'. They do not take pains to defend this secular humanism which has been used to characterize and often malign Western culture or persuade readers that it is inherently desirable in any philosophical or sociological sense. Wood and Landry, both connected with the urban policy think-tank Commedia, however, see secular humanism's main tenets as necessary for peaceful and fruitful cities in this era of globalization. Such cities are inevitably multicultural. The authors present perspectives, ideas, policies, and means to ensure that multicultural cities are open and are equitable regarding ethnic differences and desires. The authors' take a comprehensive approach ranging from a master plan to behavior between individuals of different ethnicities. For most of its inhabitants, harmony in a multicultural, economically successful, satisfying city requires a way of life which maintains the essentials of one's ethnic or historical identity while at the same time enables and in some cases permits one to hold a job and thus earn a living and also take part in a city's political activities. This of course is an ideal of democratic, American, life often held out. But it has become clouded and problematic of late as well as widely disparaged with the resurgence of fundamentalist religions and growth of terrorism. Besides going into the many and various aspects of a model multicultural city, Wood and Landry identify signposts readers can use to estimate how their own city measures up. And they outline steps for moving toward the ideal modern-day city. Their concept is summed up in their term 'new civics', with 'civics' a concept or principle which cannot be dismissed or marginalized by any body of persons of varied backgrounds who desire to and intend to live in harmony for the good of all.

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